Water And Sustainable Agriculture

Author : Iván Francisco García-Tejero,Víctor Hugo Durán-Zuazo,José Luis Muriel-Fernández,Carmen Rocío Rodríguez-Pleguezuelo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9400720912

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Water and Sustainable Agriculture by Iván Francisco García-Tejero,Víctor Hugo Durán-Zuazo,José Luis Muriel-Fernández,Carmen Rocío Rodríguez-Pleguezuelo Pdf

Irrigated agriculture, a vital component of general agriculture, supplies fruits, vegetables, and cereals consumed by humans and grains fed to animals. Consequently, agriculture is the largest user of fresh water globally, and irrigation practices in many parts of the world are biologically, economically, and socially unsustainable. Water management should balance the need for agricultural water and the need for a sustainable environment. Water-use efficiency is the prime challenge in worldwide farming practices where problems of water shortages are widespread. Currently, agriculture is undergoing significant changes in innovative irrigation, fertilizer technology, and agronomic expertise. These elements constitute a vital platform for sustainable agricultural success and for preventing environmental damage. This review presents several processes linked to environmental irrigation, balancing environmental protection with improved agricultural production.

Author : Ivan Francisco Garcia Tejero,Victor Hugo Duran Zuazo
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128131657

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Water Scarcity and Sustainable Agriculture in Semiarid Environment by Ivan Francisco Garcia Tejero,Victor Hugo Duran Zuazo Pdf

Water Scarcity and Sustainable Agriculture in Semiarid Environment: Tools, Strategies and Challenges for Woody Crops explores the complex relationship between water scarcity and climate change, agricultural water-use efficiency, crop-water stress management and modeling water scarcity in woody crops. Understanding these cause- and effect relationships and identifying the most appropriate responses are critical for sustainable crop production. The book focuses on Mediterranean environments to explain how to determine the most appropriate strategy and implement an effective plan; however, core concepts are translational to other regions. Informative for those working in agricultural water management, irrigation and drainage, crop physiology and sustainable agriculture. Focuses on semi-arid crops including olive, vine, citrus, almonds, peach, nectarine, plum, subtropical fruits and others Explores crop physiological responses to drought at plant, cellular and/or molecular levels Presents tool options for assessing crop-water status and irrigation scheduling

Author : D. R. Coote,L. J. Gregorich,Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Research Branch
Publisher : Research Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCLA:L0081538902

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The Health of Our Water by D. R. Coote,L. J. Gregorich,Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Research Branch Pdf

Using a variety of research findings and case studies, this publication provides a broad picture of water quality and quantity in Canada as they are affected by agriculture and as they affect agriculture itself. The first part contains background on the water cycle, water supplies in Canada, agriculture & other rural uses of water, and issues related to water quality. The second part describes what is currently known about the health of Canada's rural surface water and groundwater, and the implications for natural ecosystems. The third part describes responses to the various issues of water quality & quantity, citing farming practices and regulatory tools, among other measures. The final part discusses how the growth of agriculture may be limited by issues related to water and how the future might proceed. Includes glossary.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251099773

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Water for sustainable food and agriculture by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This report first provides an outlook for the agricultural and food market and highlights the challenges that population trends, rising global incomes and climate change present to agriculture and water. The following section focuses on two broad areas that require attention and presents recommendations on: (i) policies within the agricultural domain that apply specifically to the sector, such as water supply enhancement, water loss reduction, crop productivity, water re-allocation, and options for rainfed agriculture; and (ii) actions within the water domain that relate to water management for all sectors, not only agriculture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Water
ISBN : OCLC:1319336530

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The Health of Our Water by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Mdpi AG
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3038423300

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Toward a Sustainable Agriculture by Anonim Pdf

Frontiers in Sustainability (FinS) is an edited book series by MDPI. It serves as a transdisciplinary and multistakeholder platform for regional and global sustainability issues. Here, we understand transdisciplinarity as a collaboration between researchers from different disciplines to conceptualize, study, and derive solutions to sustainability-relevant problems that may be relevant to stakeholder practices and outcomes beyond academia. FinS promotes debates within and between academic disciplines, especially the natural sciences, engineering and technology, and the social sciences, and it seeks to publish academically relevant exchanges between academia, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, politics, and business.

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Agricultural innovations
ISBN : UOM:39015018855877

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Water-related Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in U.S. Arid/semiarid Lands by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264083578

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OECD Studies on Water Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture by OECD Pdf

This report calls on policy makers to recognise the issues at stake in water resource management in agriculture and gives them the tools to do so, offering a wealth of information on recent trends and the outlook for water resource use in agriculture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Agricultural innovations
ISBN : MINN:319510030688162

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Water-related Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in U.S. Arid/semiarid Lands by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sara Finley
Publisher : CABI
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781780646862

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Sustainable Water Management in Smallholder Farming by Sara Finley Pdf

Water is critical to all human activities, but access to this crucial resource is increasingly limited by competition and the effects of climate change. In agriculture, water management is key to ensuring good and sustained crop yields, maintaining soil health, and safeguarding the long-term viability of the land. Water management is especially challenging on smallholder farms in resource-poor areas, which tend to be primarily rainfed and thus highly dependent on unreliable rainfall patterns. Sustainable practices can help farmers promote the development of soils, plants and field surfaces to allow maximum retention of water between rains, and encourage the efficient use of each drop of water applied as irrigation. Especially useful for farmers' groups, agricultural extension workers, NGOs, students and researchers working with farmers in dryland areas, this comprehensive yet concise book is a practical and accessible resource for anyone interested in sustainable water management.

Author : The Expert Panel on Sustainable Management of Water in the Agricultural Landscapes of Canada
Publisher : Council of CanadianAcademies
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781926558561

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Water and Agriculture in Canada: Towards Sustainable Management of Water Resources by The Expert Panel on Sustainable Management of Water in the Agricultural Landscapes of Canada Pdf

Water and agriculture in canada: toWards sustainable ManageMent of Water resources The Expert Panel on Sustainable Management of Water in the Agricultural Landscapes of Canada Science Advice in the Public Interest Water and agriculture in canada: toWards sustainable ManageMent of Water resources The Expert Panel on Sustainable Management of Water in the Agricultural Landscapes of Canada ii Water a [...] The result embodies the Panel's collective insights and judgment, and an undertaking of. [...] Within Canada, significant risks and uncertainties include agriculture's impact on water quantity and water quality; the agricultural sector's access to water, land, and other resources; and how the sector can meet the challenges posed by climate change and other developments. [...] Canada (the Panel) gathered and analyzed evidence pertaining to areas such as Canada's water resources, water futures for agriculture and other industries, agriculture and the environment, Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) from Canada and other countries, trends in technology and innovation, Executive Summary xi public policy frameworks and economic instruments, and communication and stakehol [...] BMPs and the potential for conservation agriculture and ecosystems services approaches to the management of.

Author : Mary V. Gold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Alternative agriculture
ISBN : UVA:X002497724

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Sustainable Agriculture by Mary V. Gold Pdf

Author : M. Dinesh Kumar,M. V. K. Sivamohan,Nitin Bassi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415624077

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Water Management, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Economies by M. Dinesh Kumar,M. V. K. Sivamohan,Nitin Bassi Pdf

India is a fast developing economy whose natural resource base, comprising land and water supporting agricultural production, are not only under enormous stress, but also complex and not amenable to a uniform strategy. This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in India, including lessons to be learned in other developing economies across the world.

Author : Theib Oweis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Sustainable agriculture
ISBN : 1786761777

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Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture by Theib Oweis Pdf

Author : Ghosh, E., Kemp-Benedict, E., Huber-Lee, A., Nazareth, A., Oudra, I.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251359112

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Directions for sustainable agricultural water investments by Ghosh, E., Kemp-Benedict, E., Huber-Lee, A., Nazareth, A., Oudra, I. Pdf

Climate change, poverty, inequality, and other disruptive factors are changing the way water is used for agriculture. Although IFI investments are only one of the tools that can be used to address food and agricultural water security, they can be a critical catalyst for change. A research study carried out by the Stockholm Environment Institute, under the direction of the FAO Investment Centre, examines IFI investments and financing mechanisms in agricultural water over the last decade (2010–2019) and identifies emerging goals, areas of investments and innovations. The study aims to provide IFIs and international development agencies insight into what has and has not worked in agricultural water investments, while offering promising new mechanisms and investment priorities for the future. The analysis focuses heavily on public investment as provided by IFIs, but also considers the role of private and public-private investment, and farmers as private investors and entrepreneurs. This publication is part of the Directions in Investment series under the FAO Investment Centre’s Knowledge for Investment (K4I) programme.